Detection of Bartonella henselae and Rickettsia felis in fleas from client-owned pets in Oklahoma

Bartonella sp. and Rickettsia sp. DNA were detected in cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche), collected from urban, client-owned cats (Felis catus L.) and dogs (Canis lupus familiaris L.) at Tulsa, OK, during 2017. Bartonella henselae (Regnery et al. 1992) was detected in four of six fleas (67%)...

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Published in:Southwestern Entomologist
Main Authors: Henriquez, Brandon E., Featherston, Kyah, Noden, Bruce H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Society of Southwestern Entomologists 2021
Subjects:
0608 Zoology
Entomology
Canis lupus
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11244/335169
https://doi.org/10.3958/059.046.0124
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Summary:Bartonella sp. and Rickettsia sp. DNA were detected in cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche), collected from urban, client-owned cats (Felis catus L.) and dogs (Canis lupus familiaris L.) at Tulsa, OK, during 2017. Bartonella henselae (Regnery et al. 1992) was detected in four of six fleas (67%) from one cat, while Rickettsia felis (Bouyer et al. 2001) was detected in eight fleas from five animals. Peer reviewed Entomology and Plant Pathology

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